GLOBAL CLEAN AIR SUMMIT
forum for the better air around the world
27th November 2017 Kraków, Poland

ABOUT

The main aim of the Global Clean Air Summit is to share knowledge and expertise in the wide areas of air pollution, legal regulations on the use of fossil fuels, obligations of business and governments as well as pollutants influence on health. The day-long conference will serve as a forum for different groups that shape the world with their decisions. Global Clean Air Summit panels will be divided into four paths: policy, health, business and tech. Decision makers and influencers from the above-mentioned groups are invited to ICE Krakow Congress Centre on 27th of November 2017.

CLEAN AIR EXPO - READY TO USE SOLUTIONS

For past decades more and more problems are solved by deploying science and technology. Air pollution is an issue that calls for technological innovation. During the Clean Air Expo best and most innovative ideas that help fighting smog will be presented. The exhibitors will present a wide range of products, among them devices for monitoring air quality, modelling solutions or innovative air purifiers. The focus will be put on real solutions that are ready to implement at home, city or even at the country level.

Historically and in many countries, government regulation of emissions is the most effective way to improve air quality. New sensor technologies are enabling people to understand the air pollutants that they are inhaling, even though they may not be able to see or sense these pollutants themselves. This expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) into air quality will empower and motivate citizens to pressure their governments into improved air pollutant emissions regulations.

Historically and in many countries, government regulation of emissions is the most effective way to improve air quality. New sensor technologies are enabling people to understand the air pollutants that they are inhaling, even though they may not be able to see or sense these pollutants themselves. This expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) into air quality will empower and motivate citizens to pressure their governments into improved air pollutant emissions regulations.

Poor air quality is a problem of entire Poland. Government, local communities and NGOs are struggling to find solutions. It is time for private sector to get involved. At the same time, the NGOs are afraid to cooperate, not to be accused of “green wash”. Can this be changed? What should companies do, how can NGOs respond? Do we need new institutions that could support this process? We will invite business representatives, activists and private foundations to discuss this issue.

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm How air pollution influences local business and how to deal with this?

Smog is one of the most serious problems that influence cities in Poland – it has a huge impact on citizens’ everyday lives and wellbeing, but also on business development. What kind of problems are faced by business and how to face them? What kind of activates are implemented by various companies? Representatives of business from many different industries were invited to this panel.

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm You can't control what you can't (precisely) measure.

Wojciech Burkot, Airly
Pawel Durka - Head of Division of Atmosphere and Climate Modelling, Institute of Environmental Protection-National Research Institute

Learn how a climate action company ended up on Sir Richard Branson's list of top 10 startups globally. We give ordinary people access to 'steal' carbon credits via our platform for climate positivity, and it's already live in several countries - including Poland.

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm How technology can help companies become (environmental) thought leaders and preferred employers. The importance of the "positive stand-out" factor!

Łukasz Cioch, Kraków O2, LCMedia.pl

You think your company is, at best, chaotic about its CSR efforts? Its actions are random, and resemble ‘occasional charity gestures pretending to be CSR’, rather than a structured approach, very much unlike your core-business activities? Here’s a step-by- step recipe for becoming a clean-air CSR champion in a city like Kraków, by marrying viral marketing, technological advances, cost optimisation, smart project management and crowdsourcing. This 30-minute presentation/workshop will bring you up to speed on smart CSR thinking.

Poor air quality is a problem of entire Poland. Government, local communities and NGOs are struggling to find solutions. It is time for private sector to get involved. At the same time, the NGOs are afraid to cooperate, not to be accused of “green wash”. Can this be changed? What should companies do, how can NGOs respond? Do we need new institutions that could support this process? We will invite business representatives, activists and private foundations to discuss this issue.

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm How air pollution influences local business and how to deal with this?

Smog is one of the most serious problems that influence cities in Poland – it has a huge impact on citizens’ everyday lives and wellbeing, but also on business development. What kind of problems are faced by business and how to face them? What kind of activates are implemented by various companies? Representatives of business from many different industries were invited to this panel.

Technology

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm You can't control what you can't (precisely) measure.

Wojciech Burkot, Airly
Pawel Durka - Head of Division of Atmosphere and Climate Modelling, Institute of Environmental Protection-National Research Institute

Learn how a climate action company ended up on Sir Richard Branson's list of top 10 startups globally. We give ordinary people access to 'steal' carbon credits via our platform for climate positivity, and it's already live in several countries - including Poland.

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm How technology can help companies become (environmental) thought leaders and preferred employers. The importance of the "positive stand-out" factor!

Łukasz Cioch, Kraków O2, LCMedia.pl

You think your company is, at best, chaotic about its CSR efforts? Its actions are random, and resemble ‘occasional charity gestures pretending to be CSR’, rather than a structured approach, very much unlike your core-business activities? Here’s a step-by- step recipe for becoming a clean-air CSR champion in a city like Kraków, by marrying viral marketing, technological advances, cost optimisation, smart project management and crowdsourcing. This 30-minute presentation/workshop will bring you up to speed on smart CSR thinking.

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ORGANIZERS

LIFE-IP MALOPOLSKA / LIFE14 IPE PL 021 with the
contribution of the LIFE Programme of the European Union.

Francesco Forastiere, MD, PhD

Senior Scientist with the Department of Epidemiology, Rome Health Authority, Italy, since 1982. Medical background in respiratory physiopathology and in occupational medicine, Master of Science in Epidemiology (LSHTM) and PhD in Epidemiology (Linkoping, Sweden). He has been conducting studies on the health effects of air pollution in the general environment in the last three decades and has been PI in several EC funded projects. Author or co-author of more than 500 full papers in the peer-reviewed scientific literature. He has focused on the application of scientific research findings to a wide range of public health issues, including air pollution, radon, waste disposal, occupational exposure to silica and asbestos, and environmental tobacco smoke.

Professor Frank J Kelly BSc, PhD, FRSB

Professor Kelly holds the chair in Environmental Health at Kings College London, where he is Director of the Environmental Research Group, Director of the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit on Environmental Hazards and Deputy Director of the MRC-PHE Centre for Environment & Health. Prof. Kelly leads a substantial research activity which spans all aspects of air pollution research from toxicology to science policy. He has led studies of the urban airshed within London including the impact of the introduction of London’s Congestion Charging Zone and Low Emission Zone. Other work examines the toxicity of PM associated metals and quinones, diesel and biodiesel exhaust emissions, wood smoke and the identification of biomarkers of traffic exposure.

Prof. Kelly has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers as well as many conference papers and books (as author or editor) on the toxicology and health effects of ozone, nitrogen dioxide and particulate pollution. In addition to his academic work Prof. Kelly is past President of the European Society for Free Radical Research and past Chairman of the British Association for Lung Research. He provides policy support to the WHO on air pollution issues and he is Chairman of COMEAP the UK’s Department of Health’s Expert Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants.

Wojciech Burkot

Co-founder and CTO at Beit.tech, developing quantum algorithm designed to solve NP-complete problems. Angel Investor, Advisor and Board Member for several startups including Egzotech, Azimo, Airly and others. Previously, Chief Technology Officer at Grupa Allegro responsible for Marketplace division. Run development of technology, focusing on Mobile and Big Data. Moved to Allegro from Google R&D Center in Krakow, which he set and run as the Site Lead and Engineering Director since 2006. Prior to Google, Wojtek worked in a number of roles at Motorola. Earlier in his career, he was an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at AGH in Kraków and a researcher at Institute of Nuclear Physics. Wojtek has a PhD in Physics from the Jagiellonian University.

Jacek Krupa

Graduated from Economics Academy in Cracow. Economist, Mayor of City and Commune of Skawina. Vice Governor and Governor of the county district of Cracow. Member of the Polish Parliament in the fifth and sixth term. Since 2015 Marshal of the Małopolska Region.

Prof. Michal Krzyzanowski, ScD, PhD

Michal Krzyzanowski, is an environmental epidemiologist, holding honorary position of
a Visiting Professor at the Environment Research Group of the King´s College London.
Until his retirement in August 2012, he was a Head of the WHO European Centre for
Environment and Health in Bonn. Before joining WHO in 1991, Dr Krzyzanowski
conducted epidemiologic research on health effects of air pollution and other
environmental factors in Poland (at the National Institute of Hygiene in Warsaw), in the
United States and in France. He is an author of more than 200 scientific publications and a recipient of the 2013 John R. Goldsmith Award for his contributions to the knowledge and practice of environmental epidemiology. He holds MSc in Physics from Warsaw University and ScD and PhD (Dr.hab) in Epidemiology from National Institute of
Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland.

Alexis Lacroix

President of the Management Board of Euro Bank S.A. Joined Societe Generale Group in 2004 as Sogecap's Marketing Director in France. In 2008 he lead Societe Generale Insurance business development project in India. In January 2010, Alexis headed Societe Generale Insurance in Russia and CIS. In 2013 he moved to Rosbank in the position of Retail Marketing and Development Director. In November 2014 he was appointed Deputy Chairman of Rosbank's Management Board, in charge of Retail.

Wojciech Kozak

Born in 1958 in Cracow. Graduated from the Cracow University of Technology. Since 1986 Director -of Trade in the enterprise ARPIS in Cracow. In the years 1991-1996 Chairman of the Board of the Regional Cooperative of Horticulture and Beekeeping in Brzesko. Between 1996 and2002 President of the Board of the General Food Cooperative in Wieliczka. Since 2002 Deputy Director in Malopolska Provincial Inspectorate of Trade Inspection. Councilor of Wieliczka County -of the second and third term. In the years 2006-2010, Member of the Board, and since 2010, Deputy Marshal of the Malopolska Region. He supervises the health care, social and pro-family policy, environmental protection, agriculture and flood protection infrastructure.

Adam Uszpolewicz

CEO of Aviva, one of insurance market leaders in Poland. In this role since 2013, and previously in 2007-2008. He was responsible for business development and marketing in Aviva's European and Asian markets. Previously worked at GE Capital, Cigna, Nationwide and PwC - in Warsaw, London and Luxembourg. Advocate of innovation, digitilization, and co-operation with start-ups; mentor at hackathons.

Tomasz Terlecki

Prior to joining the ECF in 2008, Tomasz founded and served as Executive Director of the CEE Bankwatch Network, one of the largest advocacy NGOs with members in former communist countries. He also has worked with a broad range of environmental NGOs, from local think tanks through to international. Tomasz has extensive first-hand experience in international advocacy activities promoting sustainable development and social justice and over a decade of senior-level management experience in fundraising, financial management, capacity building, and organisational development.

Anthony Wexler

Anthony Wexler: Director, Air Quality Research Centre, Dr. Wexler obtained his BS from UC Berkeley, SM from MIT and PhD from Caltech. He was a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware from 1990 to 2000 when he joined the University of California, Davis in the departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Land, Air and Water Resources. He is director of the Air Quality Research Center at UC Davis. He has published over 200 papers that are currently cited over 400 times per year. His research focusses on atmospheric particles related to air pollution, climate change and human health.

Dr Stijn Janssen

Dr Stijn Janssen obtained a degree in civil engineering in 1998 and received a PhD in physics in 2002. He built up experience in statistical air quality forecast modelling and spatial mapping techniques. He joined VITO’s Air Quality Modelling team in 2005. The scope of his air quality modelling activities ranges from the regional to the urban micro scale where he used advanced 3D air quality models. Most of the work was funded by local, regional or European environment agencies, the European Space Agency or within the framework of European research projects. He works in close collaboration with VITO’s Chinese joint venture LiboVITO to bring air quality services to the Chinese market. He is co-chair of FAIRMODE, the European Forum for Air Quality Modelling and he is currently appointed as Program Manager of VITO’s Geo and Atmosphere modelling team.

François Wakenhut

François Wakenhut is Acting Director of the Quality of Life Directorate in the Directorate-General
for the environment of the European Commission since December 2016 and Head of the Clean Air
Unit in the Directorate since mid-2016. In the same Directorate-General, he was previously Head of
the Resource Efficiency & Economic Analysis Unit (2015-1016), Biodiversity Unit (2009-2015) and Head of Unit for International Relations, Governance & Development (2008-2009). He has also served as Assistant to the Director-General of the Directorate-General for the Environment (2007- 2008); Political Coordinator for the Marine Environment/Water in Water & Marine Unit of the Directorate-General for the Environment (2004-2007); Administrator in charge of Environmental Integration within the Sustainable Development & Economic Analysis Unit of the Directorate- General for the Environment (2001-2004); and Administrator within the team of the Director- General (2000-2001). François Wakenhut studied at the Institute of Political Studies in Strasbourg, Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and at the College of Europe in Bruges.

Jadwiga Emilewicz

In 1999-2002, she worked in the Department of Foreign Affairs in the Office of the Prime Minister.In 2009, she was appointed the Head of the PRL (the People’s Republic of Poland) Museum in Krakow. She is a councillor of the Małopolska Regional Assembly and the Chairperson of the Innovation and New Technology Committee.
She is a graduate of the Institute of Political Studies at the Jagiellonian University. Jadwiga Emilewicz started working on her doctoral dissertation at the Faculty of International and Political Studies, the Jagiellonian University. She was a scholar of the Oxford University and the American Council on Germany, Dräger Foundation, ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius. Since 2003, she has been collaborating with the Tischner European University in Krakow.
Jadwiga Emilewicz is a social activist and the author of numerous scientific publications. She was the President of the “Lepsza Polska” (Better Poland) Foundation.

Małgorzata Smolak

Małgorzata Smolak leads Polish Energy Project within Climate and Energy Programme,
specialising mainly on air pollution and industrial emissions. Her work aims to enforce
compliance with air quality standards and to decarbonise Polish energy sector and using
advocacy and litigation. She has several years of professional experience in the areas of legal
advice, development, project management, local governance. Before joining ClientEarth,
she held several roles in local and regional government bodies, the private sector and in a
peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is a lawyer with a Master's Degree
from Jagiellonian University. She also obtained postgraduate diplomas in diplomacy and
international relations and in European integration.

Quirin Zallinger

After his study and first and second state examination in Regensburg, Quirin Zallinger is working as a legal expert at the Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection, department “Legal issues of Technical Environment Protection, Waste Management and Climate Protection” since 2015. Main tasks are legal issues in association with small furnace, medium and large combustion plants and air quality planning.

Professor Ewa Konduracka

Professor Ewa Konduracka is a cardiologist and internal medicine specialist
She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Medical University of Krakow in 1988. After the graduation she worked at the Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit at John Paul II Hospital in Krakow. She now works at the Coronary Diseases and Heart Failure Unit. She is also an academic teacher at the Jagiellonian University Medical College. Her research interests combine various areas of medicine. For many years she has been dealing with the environmental impact of human health, with particular emphasis on air pollution. She tries to support civic activism of Polish Smog Alert in the fight for clean air.

Kamil Wyszkowski

Since 2002 United Nations employee in UNDP (more information about UNDP role and
activities under the UN System at www.undp.org). Since 2004, he has been developing
programs and recommendations in the United Nations Global Compact as a Representative
and General Director of UN Global Compact Network Poland (more about United Nations
Global Compact activities and mandate at www.unglobalcompact.org and on the website
dedicated to Poland www.globalcompact.org.pl ). United Nations Global Compact
coordinates the UN system cooperation with the private sector within the UN Business
Action Hub and through the Global Compact programs are created involving government,
local government, business and expert centers.

Between 2002 and 2009, UNDP was responsible for international and multilateral
cooperation and for the development of programs in Europe and Asia. Under UNDP, he has
worked in dozens of countries, including UNDP headquarters in New York, implementing
development programs. From 2004 to 2008 member of UNDP Management team in Poland.
From 2009 to 2014 Director of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Office in
Poland. From 2009 to 2012 he was responsible for the transfer of knowledge in the area of
free economic zones, economic law and financial supervision systems to the Middle East,
focusing on cooperation between Poland and Iraq under the UNDP PSDPI Program, in
cooperation with UNIDO, the ILO and the World Bank. In 2012, he and his team received the
Innovation in Action Award from UNDP for the most effective offices in implementing
innovative programs. Under the function of the Director of the Office, UNDP Poland was
responsible for coordination meetings of the UN System in Poland. Currently he is the
Representative and General Director of Global Compact in Poland (UN Global Compact
Network Poland).

He was a lecturer at the Central European University in Budapest, Columbia University in
New York, Lviv University, Koźminski University (Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego), Ignacy
Paderewski Institute of Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Warsaw School of
Economics as well as at the University of Warsaw.
UN and EU policy expert, in particular in the field of business and administration cooperation
as well as mobilization of the private sector to implement the UN development goals and
standards. Specialist in development, multilateral and knowledge transfer. As a United
Nations employee since 2002, he has been involved in economic diplomacy, social
innovation, technological innovation, social economy, and development research and
measurement, in particular through the use of the Human Development Index (HDI) and UN
statistics.

Lawyer specializing in international law. A graduate of the prestigious UNDP Development

Dr Erich Unterwurzacher

Erich Unterwurzacher (PhD) holds the post of Director in the European Commission Directorate- General for Regional and Urban Policy, where he oversees the implementation of projects financed from structural funds and the Cohesion Fund in countries such as Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Austria, Germany and Netherlands. Earlier in the same Directorate-General he was responsible for financial assistance to candidate countries from the Balkan region and Turkey. Before taking up his duties as an official of the EU he worked for the OECD in Paris where he dealt with energy security issues, as well as in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Dr Mateusz Klinowski

Ph. D Mateusz Klinowski (1978) - Lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University, currently serves as mayor of the town Wadowice.
He graduated from the Faculty of Law and Philosophy Studies at the Jagiellonian University. In 2007 he received the title of the doctor of the law by the Department of Law Theory, Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University. Scientifically he deals with philosophical logic (the logic of action), methodology of science, ethics
(including bioethics) and theory of politics. He co-created the Polish Network of Drugs Policy, expert organization and a citizens' initiative dealing with the issues of drugs and drug addiction. In 2010 elected to the Town Council of Wadowice. In 2014 he was elected mayor of the town. Repeatedly awarded for his scientific activity (scholarship from the Foundation for Polish Science, scholarship from “Tygodnik Polityka” Foundation, Zygmunt Ziembiński Foundation Award for the best doctoral thesis) and journalistic activity (distinction BLOG of the year 2011 in the category of politics).

Marek Józefiak

Climate and energy campaigner at Greenpeace Poland, environmentalist, Ph.D student at Warsaw School of Economics. Previously responsible for clean air campaigns in southern Poland (i.a. in Zakopane). Józefiak graduated from law at University of Warsaw (environmental law of the EU) and School of English and European Law of University of Cambridge. Scholarship holder of DBU Foundation, graduate of 24 th School of Political Leaders.

Andrzej Guła

Andrzej Guła, co-founder of Krakow Smog Alert and the leader of Polish Smog Alert, which unites clean air grassroots from Poland. Environmental economist, graduated from the Krakow University of Economics. Working in environmental protection for over 15 years. An advisor to numerous institutions: ministries, local administration in Poland and abroad, international institutions such as OECD, European Investment Bank or United Nations. In 2004-2006 a member of the Steering Committee for the Cohesion Fund.

Łukasz Cioch

Łukasz runs his own business brand, LCMedia.pl. He is a professional strategic communications and employer-branding adviser, especially passionate about CSR, creative smartcity strategies and, last but not least, public speaking skills (coaching and training). He also works as emcee, event facilitator and debate moderator at international conferences across Poland. In cooperation with the City of Kraków, he’s currently involved in developing a clean-air campaign called “Kraków O2”. Before setting up his own business, Łukasz worked for 6 years in various roles, for the Polish branch of the biggest
steelmaking company in the world (incl. as director communications & CSR, editor-in- chief, spokesperson). In the 4 years that followed, he set up a university energy think-tank and spent his time teaching communication process management, presentation skills and professional conference interpreting.

Bart Koops

Bart Koops is a Business Development Director at Royal Philips, where he is driving the global expansion of Air purifiers in Europe and North America, leveraging Philips’ >35 year experience in Air purification with help of teams in Shanghai (China) and Drachten (NL). Before joining Philips he advised a variety of business on strategic matters in various consulting positions. Bart holds an Msc in Mechanical engineering from Eindhoven Universtiy of Technology and an MBA from the University of Oxford Said Business School. Advocate of innovation and cooperation.

Dr Piotr Dąbrowiecki

Dr Piotr Dąbrowiecki president of the Polish Federation of Asthma, Allergy and COPD Patients’ Organisations, a member of the European Federation of Asthma and Airways Diseases Patients Association EFA. Dąbrowiecki graduated in 2002 from the Medical University of Łódź. He wrote his dissertation on allergology. He very actively supports work on the clean air taking part in public hearings and educating on health effects of air pollution. Currently he works at Millitary Medical Institute in Warsaw.

Professor Wojciech Hanke

Professor Wojciech Hanke, MD, PhD is a Research Director of the Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine in Lodz, Poland. During his long term research career he has developed competence in designing and conducting data analyses, reporting epidemiological studies in the area of environmental health. His interest is mainly in environmental factors affecting pregnancy outcomes, male sperm quality and children psychological development. Prof. Wojciech Hanke was trained as an environmental/occupational epidemiologist in the National Institute of Occupational Medicine in USA (1981-1983). Prof. Wojciech Hanke is a member of the Polish Public Health Committee - one of the organizational bodies of the Polish Science Academy (since 2008). His expertise covers the area of epidemiology and environmental health. He has good working relationships with representatives of the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Environment. He is a Consultant of the Polish Ministry of Health in the area of environmental health (since 2015). This function involves a large scope of advisory activities and provision of expertise for different legal bodies in Poland.

Jakub Bartyzel

Alumnus of Faculty of Physics and applied Computer Science at AGH University of Science and Technology. He defended his PhD thesis in topics related to analytical methods in hydrology. He works on topics related to a problem of greenhouse gas emission and air quality. He focuses mainly on measurement methods and possibilities of its development. He is an author of innovative solutions in that matter.

Wiktor Warchałowski

CEO & co-founder in Airly - that builds networks of air quality sensors that can be deployed across entire cities and enables real-time monitoring of air quality via an online map. Graduate of AGH University of Science and Technology. Engineer and data scientist with a passion for business and enterprise. Laureate of the New Europe 100, Innovators Under 35 Poland by MIT Technology Review and Global Student Entrepreneur Awards Poland winner.

Agnieszka Liszka-Dobrowolska

Owner of startup www.oddechtozycie.pl, Associate at Client Earth Foundation in Poland, focused on air quality issues, owner of startup www.oddechtozycie.pl, Member of the Supervisory Boards of The Foundation for Clean Air, Institute for Public Affairs, Women Congress, Member of the Board of Pismo Foundation. Long time expert on communications, public affairs and external relations at McKinsey&Company in Warsaw, and KPMG. Former Spokesperson to the Government and Minister of Information for PM Tusk. Obtained PhD in Social Science.